Shocking tongs



E. R. BORN Sept. 13, 1927. 1,642,639

sHocKING ToNGs Filed May s', 192s A'ITORNEV Patented sept. 13, 1927.

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VMy `present V4invention V has reference' VVto 'a hand operated device for shocking bundles by virtue'of the grip of the operators hand thereon will actuate pairs of tines to bring the same in gripping engagement with the bundles of grain 'so that such bundles may be shockedin an easy and expeditious `manner and without liability of injury to Athe operator. p

To the attainment ofthe foregoing the improvement further resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and Y operative association of parts, a satisfactory embodiment of whichis illustrated by the drawings which accompany and form part of this application. In the drawings: n

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shocking tongs in accordance with this invention. Figure 2 is an approximately' central longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

' Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a section on'the line 4-4 of Figure 2. l

Two pair of tongs are employed, one gripped in each hand of thevoperator, but in the showing of the showing of the.v drawings I have illustrated only one of such constructions. f

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a plate that has a widened end 2. The plate, at the ycenter thereof, has its outer face depressed longi-V tudinally, as at 3. -The straight edges of the plate 1, for a suitable distance from the widenedend 2 thereof, is flanged upwardly as at 4, and these flanges at the rear or outer portion of the plate, are bent inwardly, as at `5. The upstanding flanges `4 and the overlying flanges 5 provide guide-ways for the straight ends of a centrally arched plate 7. The plate 7 has one of its ends flattened, reduced, and extended, asiat 8,

to provide what may be termed a` tongue and through this tongue there passes `a 1926;: serial No. i0e,523. jf

headed pivot 9that also passes through some-` ywhat elongated slots 10f in -the` inner `ends of the curved tines 11. These tines are pivoted as at 12, to the ends of the laterally extend,- ing or widened portion 2 of the plate 1.l The opposite ends of boththe plates 7 and 1 are bent upwardly to providenhandles 13 and 14,

respectively. These handles are preferablyY Acurved cross sectionally in opposite directions. The arched body portion of the plate 7 is'slitted longitudinally and transversely,

and the metal bounded by these slits is bent downwardly to provide a substantially U- shaped tongue 15 that is received in one end of a convolute spring 16. In a like mannerv the central portion of the plate 1, linward of its handle 4, is slitted longitudinally and transversely and the metal bounded by said slitis bent to provide a tongue 17 that is received in the second end convolutions of the spring 16.

It is to of the device are so associated as to prevent the entrance of extraneous matter therebetween and that the spring 16 is effectively housed between said plates. The stationary handle 14 and the movable handle 13 are gripped by the operator. A pressure exerted upon the handle 13 will move the plate 7 toward the handle end of the plate 1, thus drawing on thestraight end 8 of the said plate 7 and causing the tines 11 to be swung upon their pivots 12. By forming the tines with the somewhat elongated slots 10 a binding between the tines and the pivot 9 is thus prevented. The spring 16 is comparatively light so that no strain is exerted by the operator in-using the device. As previously.

tween the handle and the said widened portion being concaved longitudinally from the inner face thereof, and the straight edges of the plate beingflanged in the direction of ythe handle for a determined distance and then formed with inwardly directed vover be noted thatboth of the plates saY ue i

lying flanges, amsecond plate having stiight edges which are slidnble between the flanges of the iii-st mentioned plete, Said plate having .its body portion centrally rounded outwardly, one of its ends )providing` a handle which is formed with an :ingle end dis osed opposite the ii'st mentioned hindie un' its second endredneed und extending over but ont of Contact with the widened end of the iii-st mentioned pitite, tiueS pivoted respectively to the outer corners of the Widened end of the first mentioned platte und looselywpivoted to the reduced extension of the Inst mentioned plate und a spring reeeivedin the ui'kelied portions of the platee und exeiiting" it tei'iion between seid plates.

In testimony whereof 1 affiiz; my sivnature.

ERNEST R. B RN. 

